Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180110
Uptime17.9 Days
Run DateMay 25 '18 at 22:43
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 710
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 116
Parallax 99.7
92% 109 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 102
82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 468
Write 331
Mixed 338
84% 379 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 49.1
4K Mixed 18.6
82% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 13.8
62% 139 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
45GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 471
Write 303
Mixed 340
82% 372 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 19.6
98% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 37.3
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 59.9
66% 105 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
846GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 113
Write 115
Mixed 106
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.15
85% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 21.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $781
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HDDRAMUSB
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